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Cauld Face is a system of ancient cultivation terraces located in Selkirkshire, Scotland. These terraces represent evidence of early agricultural land management, with their construction involving the deliberate terracing of slopes to create level surfaces suitable for arable farming. The site demonstrates the historical importance of maximising cultivable land in upland regions of the Scottish Borders during the medieval or early modern period. The terraces remain visible as a series of parallel linear banks and scarps across the hillside, providing archaeological insight into past farming practices and settlement patterns in this area of the Borders.
Cauld Face,cultivation terraces is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2444. View the official record →
Cauld Face is a system of ancient cultivation terraces located in Selkirkshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2444.
Cauld Face,cultivation terraces is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM2444.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn Rig,cairn (6.2 km), Sunderland Hall,cairn 1500m W of (7 km), Hangingshaw,earthwork (7 km).
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